F1 English Grammar
F1 English Grammar
PRONOUNS.
Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
1. Is this your badminton racket, Nik? Yes, it is ____________.
2. The teacher scolded ____________ because I was late for class.
3. The woman and _____________ children went to the cinema.
4. Father gave my twin sisters jewellery kits for __________ birthday.
5. With all that money, ____________ can buy herself a new car.
6. The boys did not do ___________ homework so the teacher punished _______.
7. As __________ was the one who found the money, ___________ is his.
8. Amin was given a new bicycle on ___________ birthday.
9. Have you seen _____book? I left _____ on the coffee table but _____ is missing now.
10. The prefects told the students to cut _________ nails.
NOUNS.
Underline the common nouns and circle all the proper nouns in these sentences.
1. The young man was allowed to leave camp because he had measles.
2. Mother Teresa was a famous nun who lived in India.
3. Would you like to go to Pulau Pangkor with the Nature Society?
4. That neighbour bougt two bottles of honey at the supermarket in Gurney Hall.
5. I told the customer that there is a new computer shop close to Universiti Utara
Malaysia.
6. The Daily Paper ia a very popular newspaper in Malaysia.
7. Alice Wong works as a salesgirl in Kuantan.
8. The Cancer Welfare Association is a non-governmantel organisation.
9. The snatch thief tried o run away with a Nokim cellphone.
10. Super Books Sdn. Bhd. Is a company that is located in the Klang Valley.
PRESENT TENSE.
Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Nurul ___________(promise) to clean her room every day.
2. Pedigree pets ___________(be) very expensive abd difficult to care for.
3. The food in the canteen __________(taste) quite good.
4. Jay Zee often _________(participate) in swimming competition.
5. __________ (teachers, have) a lot of work to do after school?
Change the verbs in the brackets to the present continuous tense.
1. The teacher ___________(read) a poem to the students.
2. The children ___________(swim) in the smaller pool.
3. The lion is hungary. It ___________(roar) loudly.
4. They __________(cycle) in the park at this moment.
5. Derek __________ (walk) his dogs around the neighbourhood.
PAST TENSE
Exercise.
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. Last night, we __________ (watch) the live telecast of the olympics.
2. Our school team _________ (take, not) part in the last choral speaking competition.
3. A team from 1 Yakin __________ (win) a consolation prize in the dance competition.
4. A python _________ (swallow) a whole goat in our village on Friday.
5. There ___________ (be) thousands of people at Dataran Merdeka last night.
Change the verbs in the brackets to the future time (use will+verb)
1. My father ___________ (buy) a lunchbox for me.
2. Halim does no like to travel by bus, so he ___________ (take) a flight to bangkok.
3. My sister does not have enough money. She __________ ( borrow) some from my
mother.
4. She wants to watch the film. She _________ (book) the tickets by telephone.
ADJECTIVES.
Exercise.
1. The tall, handsome prince saved the beautiful princess from the evil witch.
2. The kind girl offered her seat to the woman with the big bag.
3. The sunflower swayed in the gentle wind.
4. John likes to drive his cheap, red Japanese car around the tiny island.
5. Aini geve her petite aunt two little kittens to keep as pet.
6. We saw tall coconut trees full of big, ripe fruits on the white, sandy shore.
7. Malaysia is a peaceful, multi-racial country with many interesting places to visit.
8. Amy has a pair of big eyes and a cute, pretty nose.
EXERCISES
PRONOUNS.
Fill in the blanks with suitable pronouns.
5. With all that money, ____________ can buy herself a new car.
6. The boys did not do ___________ homework so the teacher punished _______.
7. As __________ was the one who found the money, ___________ is his.
9. Have you seen _____book? I left _____ on the coffee table but _____ is missing now.
Answers:
1. Mine, 2. Me, 3. Her, 4. Their/theirs, 5. She, 6. Their/them, 7. He/it, 8. His, 9. My/it/it, 10. Their.
NOUNS.
Underline the common nouns and circle all the proper nouns in these sentences.
1. The young man was allowed to leave camp because he had measles.
4. That neighbour bougt two bottles of honey at the supermarket in Gurney Hall.
5. I told the customer that there is a new computer shop close to Universiti Utara Malaysia.
10. Super Books Sdn. Bhd. Is a company that is located in the Klang Valley.
Answers:
1. The young man was allowed to leave camp because he had measles.
2. Mother teresa was a famous nun who lived in India.
Gurney Mall.
governmantel organisation.
Nokim cellphone.
10. Super Books Sdn. Bhd. Is a company that is located in the Klang Valley.
PRESENT TENSE.
Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present tense form of the verbs in brackets.
Answers: Simple present tense 1. Promises, 2. Are, 3. Tastes, 4. Participates, 5. Do teachers have
PAST TENSE
Exercise.
Fill in the blanks with simple past tense of the verbs in brackets.
2. Our school team _________ (take, not) part in the last choral speaking competition.
3. A team from 1 Yakin __________ (win) a consolation prize in the dance competition.
Change the verbs in the brackets to the future time (use will+verb)
3. My sister does not have enough money. She __________ ( borrow) some from my mother.
4. She wants to watch the film. She _________ (book) the tickets by telephone.
Answers :
Simple past tense 1. Watched, 2. Did not take, 3. Won, 4. Swallowed, 5. were
Future time 1. Will buy, 2. Will take, 3. Will borrow, 4. Will book
ADJECTIVES.
Exercise.
1. The tall, handsome prince saved the beautiful princess from the evil witch.
2. The kind girl offered her seat to the woman with the big bag.
4. John likes to drive his cheap, red Japanese car around the tiny island.
5. Aini geve her petite aunt two little kittens to keep as pet.
6. We saw tall coconut trees full of big, ripe fruits on the white, sandy shore.
(1) things that are true now, e.g. My name is Susie. I am twelve years old.
(2) how often we do things, e.g. Susie and Betty go shopping every Saturday morning. They usually
buy a lot of things.
(3) Things that are always true, e.g. Birds have two wings. They fly very high.
We form positive and negative statements in the simple present tense with the verb to be
(is/am/are)like this.
verb to be
Subject
Positive (+) Negative (-)
I am (m) am not (m not)
e.g. I am twelve years old. e.g. I am not twelve years old.
We
You (singular)
are (re) are not (arent)
You(plural)
They
e.g. We are very good students. e.g We are not very good students.
You are a handsome boy. You are not a handsome boy.
You are my friends. You are not my friends.
He
She is (s) is not (isnt)
It
e.g. He is the class monitor. e.g. He is not the class monitor
She is my sister. She is not my sister.
It is a lovely dog. It is not a lovely dog.
Exercise 1
Fill in these sentences using the correct form of the verb to be and the words in the brackets. Then
write the words in the blanks.
With other verbs, we usually form positive and negative statements in the simple present tense like
this
Subject Subject
I/We/You/You/They He/She/It
I eat ice-cream. He eats ice-cream.
You eat ice-cream. She eats ice-cream.
Positive (+) We eat ice-cream. It eats ice-cream.
They eat ice-cream.
Exercise 2
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then write
the words in the blanks.
(1) Susie ______________ shopping in Causeway Bay.(love)
Go/ Do +es
Exercise 3
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the words in the
blanks.
I I
You You
do not (dont)
You have a good book. You a good book.
have
We We
They They
He He
does not(doesnt)
She has a good book. She a good book.
have
It It
Exercise 4
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verb to be or to have and
the word in brackets. Then write the words in the blanks.
1. He ___________(have/not) any brothers.
2. Betty _____________(have) one sister.
Exercise 2
Say these questions and answers using the correct form of the verb to do.
Then write the words in the blanks.
1. ________ you like English? Yes, I do/we do.